By Tyler Fassnacht The last time the New Pornographers came to town was about two years ago, supporting their album Challengers. This time around, with their solid new album Together, the band yet again came to the Orpheum Theatre, but the shows were actually quite different: this time they were much better. Opening the evening [ ... ] ...
Muzzle of Bees is proud to present some upcoming shows in Milwaukee and Madison, including two showcases celebrating our 5-years blogging, which is basically just an excuse to throw a party with some of our favorite bands ... Come out and see some amazing music with us!On Friday, February 19th we’ll be at the High [ ... ] ...
Here are the Wisconsin and Illinois shows we recommend you take in this week ... Check them out below and let us know which ones you’ll be attending or ones you think should really make our list. Upcoming Shows:2/1 – AA Bondy + Willy Mason + Jentri Collelo – High Saloon (MADISON)2/3 - Gov’t Mule – [ ... ] ...
Known for their reverent online community and dedicated circulation of live shows, The Mother Hips are a band I grew up hearing whispers of their greatness ... Indeed, the Hips are not new kids on the block of Americana and alt-country ... If you’re a first time listener as I was until earlier this year, [ ... ] ...
2009 provided plenty of memorable nights of live music in Madison, Milwaukee, Chicago, and at various festivals and cities across the US. Below you’ll find my 25 favorite concerts of 2009 ... Inevitably, there are probably ones I forgot about, didn’t attend, or straight up didn’t know about. That being said, the 25 shows listed [ ... ] ...
Here are the Wisconsin and Illinois shows we recommend you take in this week ... Check them out below and let us know which ones you’ll be attending or ones you think should really make our list ... This week, we catch you up on some recent releases that we’ve been listening to including new [ ... ] ...
Words by Jeb EbbenOne of my favorite things about the Borg Ward is its willingness to embrace the weird, to do the shows that simply couldn’t happen anywhere else. Friday’s show was definitely that—a diverse collection of misfit bands, all intent on making a raucous sound.The night started off with the Peter J Woods [ ... ] ...
A not-to-be-missed triple bill lands in Madison on Saturday, November 28th with sets Local Natives, Fool’s Gold, and Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros ... Our Milwaukee friends will recall the sold out Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros show at Club Garibaldi, which already cracked my list of favorite shows from 2009.Giveaway: We’ve got [ ... ] ...
By Jon Stone @jwstoneOver the weekend I saw three shows in Champaign-Urbana. Each show was a good show–great even. But wow, were they different experiences. This disparateness is one of the things that makes thinking and writing about music appealing: parsing through the musical experience looking for clues and connections of their quality with [ ... ] ...
Words by DJ HostettlerSo, full disclosure: I’m running two shows at the Borg Ward this weekend; two shows that we’re previewing here on the bloggywog. Conflict of interest? Eh, maybe, but let’s face it–Milwaukee is a small music town. There’s a 95% chance that anyone in this town who writes about local music is involved [ ... ] ...